Leeds and Liverpool Canal

• 127¼  miles, 93 locks and 2 tunnels.
• Leigh Branch: 7 miles and 2 locks.
• Rufford Branch: 7 miles and 8 locks.

One of three trans-Pennine waterways, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal is 127¼  miles long and, via its connection with the Aire & Calder at Leeds, offers a coast-to-coast route across the north of England.

Fascinating towns and attractions abound, from the big city appeal of Leeds to the peace of villages on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Waterway landmarks include the famous Five-Rise flight of locks at Bingley (one of the severn wonders), the impressive Burnley Embankment, and the 1640 yard Foulridge Tunnel, through which a cow once swam.

The canal has good connections at either end but keeps itself to itself across the Pennines.

Featured on Locks and Quays 2008 Coast to Coast (both Willow and Rowan where used for filming).